Hello Beloved,
Well here it is February 2,2011, Groundhog Day.. From what I have been told, " Ole Phil" did
not see his shadow... I think it might have been because for the last few days the whole country
has been under a very major storm system. Covering over 35 states and 2100 miles.. Now
that is pretty major. Snow, ice, wind, freezing rain, tornado's , lightening, thunder and very
poor conditions on the roads, airlines cancelled. School closings, business closed, people keep
home except for emergency personal.. Reminds some of us of the Blizzard of 1978.
Some of the more serious downfalls from this storm are the people who live in rural parts of the county, or the elderly who have no one to call upon to help them out and they try to do for themselves and then they fall and break something. People trying to get to the hospital to have
their baby or see a loved one who was hurt in an accident... So many different things to go
wrong in this kind of storm, power out , no heat, no lights, water freezes, ect....
It has been a dangerous storm and here in the mid-west not as bad as in the North or to our East... And through it all we still have to Praise God and thank Him for all of His blessings..
As I get older I find it easier and easier to say thank you for all I have been through or am going
through.... I need to remember to thank God for the new storms that are brewing and coming our way soon..... I am praying that you will be warm and safe and leave you now so you can go and Praise God for your blessings. This will be a winter that all will remember for years to come..
Remember to Smile: It is a free gift from God for you to share with others.... Tenderly with
arms wrapped about you.... Your sister in Christ Jesus...... vickie
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
New Book, Dug Down Deep
Hello Beloved,
I just started reading a new book, titled: Dug Down Deep by Joshua Harris.
It is going to be a good teaching book, at least for me.... I have just finished the first two chapters.
Theology- study of the nature of God, who He is and how He acts.
What we know about God , affects every part of our life.
God is real. He acted in our world and His actions have meaning today and for all eternity.
Jesus built his house on the Rock. ( Yes, I know Jesus is the the Rock) It takes time , effort, and work to build on the Rock.
You need to know God, His character and attributes, so you can have a relationship with our
Creator and Redeemer.
Find someone you want to be like an sit at their feet. ( mentor)
You have to work at it everyday of your life.
A important part of caring for and cultivating a relationship involves willingness to learn, character and personality, likes and dislikes..
They describe a living person whom I love. Facts can never take the place , but you can't know them without them.
Doctrine is the meaning of the story God is writing in the world. It's the explanation of what he's done and why He's done it and why it matters to you and me.
Firsthand knowledge of God' character and love is the only thing that can hold us. It is joy and humility.
This is what I have picked up from the first couple of chapters... I will study them and then I will finish the book....
I hope to fill in on some of the thoughts here as I go along... Hope you are up for the ride! ( smile)]
Remember to Smile; It is a gift form God to you, for you to share with others..
Tenderly with arms about you. Your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
I just started reading a new book, titled: Dug Down Deep by Joshua Harris.
It is going to be a good teaching book, at least for me.... I have just finished the first two chapters.
Theology- study of the nature of God, who He is and how He acts.
What we know about God , affects every part of our life.
God is real. He acted in our world and His actions have meaning today and for all eternity.
Jesus built his house on the Rock. ( Yes, I know Jesus is the the Rock) It takes time , effort, and work to build on the Rock.
You need to know God, His character and attributes, so you can have a relationship with our
Creator and Redeemer.
Find someone you want to be like an sit at their feet. ( mentor)
You have to work at it everyday of your life.
A important part of caring for and cultivating a relationship involves willingness to learn, character and personality, likes and dislikes..
They describe a living person whom I love. Facts can never take the place , but you can't know them without them.
Doctrine is the meaning of the story God is writing in the world. It's the explanation of what he's done and why He's done it and why it matters to you and me.
Firsthand knowledge of God' character and love is the only thing that can hold us. It is joy and humility.
This is what I have picked up from the first couple of chapters... I will study them and then I will finish the book....
I hope to fill in on some of the thoughts here as I go along... Hope you are up for the ride! ( smile)]
Remember to Smile; It is a gift form God to you, for you to share with others..
Tenderly with arms about you. Your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
God Is In The Little Things
Hello Beloved,
Well here it is another cold and cloudy day out.. What a GREAT day to be inside where you
can spend time with Jesus!! I love doing that. Well, just wanted to talk to you a little bit .
Yesterday I had some errands to run after I did my morning Bible study.... and I cleaned house some and just stayed busy most of the day.. But, around mid-afternoon I was so tired... I decided to lie down for 20-30 minutes.. I said out loud now I can only lay here a short time because school will be out in 30-35 minutes... so I laid down and I was just getting warm and
toasty and almost asleep when the phone rang and it was my friend just calling and it was just in the nick of time too.... 2:55 p.m Yeah, 5 minutes to spare! God is so good to me.. He sends
the things I need just in the nick of time.:)
We should stop and really think about the little things that God is in... I am learning how to see them more and more everyday... A bowl, a phone call. these are just the beginning of me waking up to all the wonders of God.... The more I get into the Word the more of the Word gets into me..
Well, just wanted to say Hello and share my Jesus with you today...
Smile: It is a gift from God to you for you to share with others...
Tenderly with arms about you... your sister in Christ Jesus.. vickie
Well here it is another cold and cloudy day out.. What a GREAT day to be inside where you
can spend time with Jesus!! I love doing that. Well, just wanted to talk to you a little bit .
Yesterday I had some errands to run after I did my morning Bible study.... and I cleaned house some and just stayed busy most of the day.. But, around mid-afternoon I was so tired... I decided to lie down for 20-30 minutes.. I said out loud now I can only lay here a short time because school will be out in 30-35 minutes... so I laid down and I was just getting warm and
toasty and almost asleep when the phone rang and it was my friend just calling and it was just in the nick of time too.... 2:55 p.m Yeah, 5 minutes to spare! God is so good to me.. He sends
the things I need just in the nick of time.:)
We should stop and really think about the little things that God is in... I am learning how to see them more and more everyday... A bowl, a phone call. these are just the beginning of me waking up to all the wonders of God.... The more I get into the Word the more of the Word gets into me..
Well, just wanted to say Hello and share my Jesus with you today...
Smile: It is a gift from God to you for you to share with others...
Tenderly with arms about you... your sister in Christ Jesus.. vickie
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Answered Prayer
Hello Beloved,
I just want to share with you how personal God is. My husband and I went shopping yesterday. We like to go to the flea market and Goodwill stores and places like that..
Anyway we were at a flea market and just looking around and as we were about to leave
one of us I don't remember which said something about a bowl. We had been talking about a
bowl that my husband needed and so we decided to go around again more quickly this time.. As
we were going around I just said out loud... Jesus I need this bowl not for me but for my husband. Well, we did not find one. We went on out and had something to eat and just took
our time. When we left there we went to a Goodwill Store and just looked around.. didn't find
it there either, but we did learn where another Goodwill store was.. So we went there and as we
like to look at different things we went each their own way.... Well, I went over to the section where they have " stuff", you know wot-knots and ornaments and odds and end things.. Well,
I just looked down and the EXACT same bowl I had been asking for was sitting right there.. Yes, the EXACT same one!!! I picked it up and just started saying aloud thank you Jesus , thank you Jesus... Now, I am telling you that I know that I know that I know God is a personal God...
I had been studying on asking just that morning in the right motive... God answers prayers when we ask unselfishly. I know because he did it for me... Just a small thing but a HUGE eye opener..... Thank you Lord Jesus for answered prayer.......
He answers small things as well as big things.... Just ask with the right motive.... I love you Lord Jesus..
smile: it is a free gift from God to give to others...
your sister in Christ Jesus.. vickie
I just want to share with you how personal God is. My husband and I went shopping yesterday. We like to go to the flea market and Goodwill stores and places like that..
Anyway we were at a flea market and just looking around and as we were about to leave
one of us I don't remember which said something about a bowl. We had been talking about a
bowl that my husband needed and so we decided to go around again more quickly this time.. As
we were going around I just said out loud... Jesus I need this bowl not for me but for my husband. Well, we did not find one. We went on out and had something to eat and just took
our time. When we left there we went to a Goodwill Store and just looked around.. didn't find
it there either, but we did learn where another Goodwill store was.. So we went there and as we
like to look at different things we went each their own way.... Well, I went over to the section where they have " stuff", you know wot-knots and ornaments and odds and end things.. Well,
I just looked down and the EXACT same bowl I had been asking for was sitting right there.. Yes, the EXACT same one!!! I picked it up and just started saying aloud thank you Jesus , thank you Jesus... Now, I am telling you that I know that I know that I know God is a personal God...
I had been studying on asking just that morning in the right motive... God answers prayers when we ask unselfishly. I know because he did it for me... Just a small thing but a HUGE eye opener..... Thank you Lord Jesus for answered prayer.......
He answers small things as well as big things.... Just ask with the right motive.... I love you Lord Jesus..
smile: it is a free gift from God to give to others...
your sister in Christ Jesus.. vickie
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Deannie
Hello Beloved,
It is with a heavy heart that I write today... Just five days ago, someone I love with all
my heart, suffered a massive heart attack, which has resulted in severe brain damage. I
was called last night by the family to come .. I feel like this man has been my brother, always..
It was hard walking into the house to see his wife of just about 50 years.. She has been
like a sister to me also..... I love very much this family.
This morning as I was in prayer a song, an old song from 1939, came to me... It was called
VICTORY IN JESUS.. Do you know the song? It is a good one..
I know that my sweet friend knows Jesus, he does... He used to sing to us when we were little
and they were mostly Hymns... One I will never forget is " I won't have to cross Jordon alone."
He loved this song. He sang it all the time.. Songs can give us peace... when we listen to the
words of a song and remember how it might have helped us through a rough spot, and then peace follows..
When you have trouble ahead or a tough choice to make just remember that you are not
alone... You are never alone... not if you have a relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ.
He will stick closer than a brother if you let him in... Today is going to be a tough choice for
my friend and her family ..... I know that they know all about Jesus and that it will be into
his hand that they leave their loved one today.. Please join me in prayer for this family. Lift them up so they can find peace in the arms of our Savior.... God Bless each of you.. When we get to the other side of our trouble, it is then that we can see that THROUGH it all we were never
alone... THROUGH IT.. God keeps us through it all.. Thank you for you time and prayers..
your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
It is with a heavy heart that I write today... Just five days ago, someone I love with all
my heart, suffered a massive heart attack, which has resulted in severe brain damage. I
was called last night by the family to come .. I feel like this man has been my brother, always..
It was hard walking into the house to see his wife of just about 50 years.. She has been
like a sister to me also..... I love very much this family.
This morning as I was in prayer a song, an old song from 1939, came to me... It was called
VICTORY IN JESUS.. Do you know the song? It is a good one..
I know that my sweet friend knows Jesus, he does... He used to sing to us when we were little
and they were mostly Hymns... One I will never forget is " I won't have to cross Jordon alone."
He loved this song. He sang it all the time.. Songs can give us peace... when we listen to the
words of a song and remember how it might have helped us through a rough spot, and then peace follows..
When you have trouble ahead or a tough choice to make just remember that you are not
alone... You are never alone... not if you have a relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ.
He will stick closer than a brother if you let him in... Today is going to be a tough choice for
my friend and her family ..... I know that they know all about Jesus and that it will be into
his hand that they leave their loved one today.. Please join me in prayer for this family. Lift them up so they can find peace in the arms of our Savior.... God Bless each of you.. When we get to the other side of our trouble, it is then that we can see that THROUGH it all we were never
alone... THROUGH IT.. God keeps us through it all.. Thank you for you time and prayers..
your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Prayer for Mankind
O' Dear Lord , our Creator, who is the Most High God, who has come to dwell with us and in us. The God who alone is our Righteousness, who we know by His Name, Jesus Christ, our Savior.
I pray today that you would hear my prayer for all of us O' Lord who are not where we should
be in our relationship with you...Lord, you provide each and every day for us and we just take
it for granted. Please make us more aware of how thankful we should be.... Each day that we are awaken ,it is with the breath You have given us. We move because of the way you designed our bodies and are intricately made, just as you want us... But, Lord, some of us do not know what it is we do . We don't think about what we worship and how much we do it... We don't think of these things as idols. Help us O' Lord to overcome this world and all it has to offer us for such a short time.... Show us how we may get closer in fellowship with You. O Lord my prayer is not for me alone but for those who are lost.. I pray for the souls of my loved ones and Father I pray for my enemies too. Lord Jesus, You alone are the answer to this prayer... You, alone can only know the hearts of all mankind..... I pray Dear Father for your soon coming and pray I can be ready.. I pray for Your will to be done... In the Name of Jesus Christ my Savior. Amen
I pray today that you would hear my prayer for all of us O' Lord who are not where we should
be in our relationship with you...Lord, you provide each and every day for us and we just take
it for granted. Please make us more aware of how thankful we should be.... Each day that we are awaken ,it is with the breath You have given us. We move because of the way you designed our bodies and are intricately made, just as you want us... But, Lord, some of us do not know what it is we do . We don't think about what we worship and how much we do it... We don't think of these things as idols. Help us O' Lord to overcome this world and all it has to offer us for such a short time.... Show us how we may get closer in fellowship with You. O Lord my prayer is not for me alone but for those who are lost.. I pray for the souls of my loved ones and Father I pray for my enemies too. Lord Jesus, You alone are the answer to this prayer... You, alone can only know the hearts of all mankind..... I pray Dear Father for your soon coming and pray I can be ready.. I pray for Your will to be done... In the Name of Jesus Christ my Savior. Amen
Friday, January 7, 2011
Counterfeits, Part Two
Hello Beloved,
I will just continue.
Jesus Christ vs. Santa Claus
1.) Has white hair like wool., has white hair like wool
Rev. 1:14; Dan 7:9
2) Beard- curly and white ;beard curly and white
Isa. 50:6 : Rev 1:14
3) Throne is north of the temple
Ezek. 1:4, Ex. 26:35, Ps. 48:2
Isa. 14:13 comes from north pole
4. Omniscient , all seeing , all knowing
Rev. 19:6: omniscient, knows about all
5) Ageless
Rev.1:8,21:6, Heb. 13:8 ageless, eternal
6) Wore red robe stained with blood
Matthew 28:38 robe dipped in blood,
Rev. 19:13 wears a red suit.
7) Lives in sparkling , clear city
Rev. 21:18-23, lives in a sparkling ice palace
8. Served by millions of angels
Rev. 5:11, Dan. 7:10, Heb. 12:22 served by non-humans elves, orgin unknown
This is just a sample of what she sent. There is just so much more. It is all about how
Satan has used his knowledge of Jesus Christ to trick the world.... Just like he did to Eve in the garden so long ago.... We have all bought into this trick.... I have now some more work to do.
I am not just exactly sure what I will write about next time ... I need to pray about it.
I leave you with these things to ponder.... I believe we are to speak the Good News and not to live with false goods... Till next time.... God Bless you... your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
I will just continue.
Jesus Christ vs. Santa Claus
1.) Has white hair like wool., has white hair like wool
Rev. 1:14; Dan 7:9
2) Beard- curly and white ;beard curly and white
Isa. 50:6 : Rev 1:14
3) Throne is north of the temple
Ezek. 1:4, Ex. 26:35, Ps. 48:2
Isa. 14:13 comes from north pole
4. Omniscient , all seeing , all knowing
Rev. 19:6: omniscient, knows about all
5) Ageless
Rev.1:8,21:6, Heb. 13:8 ageless, eternal
6) Wore red robe stained with blood
Matthew 28:38 robe dipped in blood,
Rev. 19:13 wears a red suit.
7) Lives in sparkling , clear city
Rev. 21:18-23, lives in a sparkling ice palace
8. Served by millions of angels
Rev. 5:11, Dan. 7:10, Heb. 12:22 served by non-humans elves, orgin unknown
This is just a sample of what she sent. There is just so much more. It is all about how
Satan has used his knowledge of Jesus Christ to trick the world.... Just like he did to Eve in the garden so long ago.... We have all bought into this trick.... I have now some more work to do.
I am not just exactly sure what I will write about next time ... I need to pray about it.
I leave you with these things to ponder.... I believe we are to speak the Good News and not to live with false goods... Till next time.... God Bless you... your sister in Christ Jesus, vickie
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